France vs. Poland stay updates: Les Bleus proceed quest to repeat

The 2022 FIFA World Cup continues Sunday on FS1 with France (2-0-1) taking up Poland (1-1-1) at Qatar’s Al-Thumama Stadium within the match’s third match of the spherical of 16.

Later, England will face Senegal in Sunday’s second knockout-stage sport (2 p.m. ET, FS1 and the FOX Sports app). The winners will advance to play one another within the quarterfinals, which start Dec. 9.

Listed below are the highest performs!

France vs. Poland

Setting the stage

France continues its quest to be the primary nation to repeat as males’s World Cup champions since 1962. It made to the knockout stage with ease because it received its first two matches in group play decisively.

In the meantime, Poland is seeking to make it previous the spherical of 16 for the primary time since 1982, when it completed in third place within the World Cup. It barely survived group play because it misplaced 2-0 to Argentina in its final match.

The feeling of Mbappé

France supervisor Didier Deschamps broke down what makes Kylian Mbappé so particular because the 23-year-old has already scored three objectives on this World Cup.

13′: Szczęsny begins the place he left off

After recording 9 first-half saves in Argentina, Polish goalkeeper Wojciech Szczęsny made a diving save on Aurelien Tchouaméni’s promising strike to maintain the sport scoreless.

21′: Robert Lewandowski searching for a aim

The Polish star practically made a spectacular aim occur as he searched to provide his crew a 1-0 lead in its hopes of upsetting France.

29′: Giroud so shut

Olivier Giroud’s redirection in entrance of the online went simply broad as France appeared to have Szczęsny beat, leaving the match scoreless. The aim additionally would’ve given Giroud the French report for many objectives in worldwide play. 

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